British Armed Forces

A British paratrooper who died in southern Afghanistan yesterday may have been killed by a US aircraft in a friendly fire incident, the Ministry of Defence said today.

In scrapping the HMS Ark Royal, the UK is giving up membership of a global club with just one remaining member – nations with top-of-the-range aircraft carriers, writes expert Dr Lee Willett.

As the HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier returns to port for the final time after being decommissioned in the Defence Review, it marks the UK’s exit from an exclusive global club, writes Carl Dinnen.

The latest secret US diplomatic cables to be released by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks have revealed harsh criticism of the British forces in Afghanistan.

“Should I be killed, this is what they will say about me”. Captain Doug Beattie, awarded the Military Cross for bravery in Afghanistan, writes for Channel 4 News on his return to the frontline.

How does the military treat civilian casualties in Afghanistan? Channel 4 News hears from Colonel Christopher Castle, ISAF Joint Command Medical Advisor.

The number of war wounded civilians in southern Afghanistan has increased dramatically this year following the military troop surge, an exclusive Channel 4 News investigation has found.

Millions of people across Britain take part in the annual two-minute silence to remember those who have lost their lives in battle.

Prince Harry has opened the first remembrance field dedicated to those killed in Afghanistan, in the town that has become famous for marking the return of British troops killed in the conflict.

As protesters march in Lossiemouth, Hollywood star Ewan McGregor has joined the campaign to stop the town’s RAF base being relocated to RAF Marham, in Norfolk.

There is a widespread perception in Washington that Britain failed in Iraq and is failing in Afghanistan, an adviser to the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps tells Channel 4 News.

The Ministry of Defence could face a bill of hundreds of millions of pounds to repair a nuclear-powered submarine which ran aground last week, depending on the damage, an expert tells Channel 4 News.

As heavy cuts to the defence budget are announced Michael Codner, director of military sciences at RUSI and former navy commander, writes for Channel 4 News on the implications for Armed Forces.

The Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is to be scrapped along with its fleet of Harrier jets as the coalition prepares to announce cuts in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

David Cameron presents the Strategic Defence Review, cuts are expected to fall on the army in Germany, the Navy’s carrier fleet and RAF aircraft. Follow it as it happens on our live blog.